Taverns, riots, spies, conspiracies in the midst of the transition of power from King to mob to Congress: little-known sites. The Washingtons of Cherry Street. Where: Meet at Fraunces Tavern, Pearl St. at Broad St., downtown. Whitehall N and R subway stop. Two and 1/2 hour tour, starts at 11:00 AM Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19 Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and...
MADISON SQUARE
posted by Fred
Madison Square tour—FREE to the public—sponsored by the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership. Where: Meet at the statue of William H. Seward at the southwest corner of the park, at Broadway and 23rd Street. 90 minute tour, starts at 11:00 Sunday, January 20 February 3, 24 March 17,...
UNION SQUARE
posted by Fred
A place of history, political expression, art, and theater as well as, four days a week, a farmer’s market where restaurant chefs go to procure fresh produce. Where: Meet on the northeast corner of Park Avenue South and East 17th Street. Union Square 14th St. 4, 5, 6, N and R...
MANHATTAN’S COLONIAL ROADS
posted by Fred
Walk out of town, to today’s 23rd Street, as folks did 200 years ago. Pictures and maps will show you exactly what you would have seen as you strolled up Pearl Street and the Bowery Lane past farms, ponds, hills and windmills. Where: Meet at Fraunces Tavern, Pearl St. at Broad St., downtown. Whitehall N and R subway stop. $20, $15 for those over 65. Three hours, with a rest stop Available on...
HOW NEW YORKERS INVENTED CHRISTMAS
posted by Fred
Yes, Christmas as we know it was largely started here, in the 19th Century. Find out how, where, and why. See where Virginia’s letter was answered, where Washington Irving introduced Americans to Santa Claus and mistletoe, and meet Dickens’ Wandering Spirits. Where: Meet on the northeast corner of Broadway and Wall St. Two and 1/2 hours tour, starts at 11:00 Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, and 14 and...
NEWSPAPER ROW
posted by Fred
Circa 1900, Park Row was Newspaper Row. Hearst, Pulitzer, Poe, Dickens and the dreaded Five Points slum (as seen in the recent movie “Gangs of New York”). New York’s oldest surviving skyscrapers. Meet on the northeast corner of Broadway and Fulton St., downtown. Fulton St....
ELY JACQUES KAHN’S ART DECO NEW YORK
posted by Fred
Ely Jacques Kahn, more than any other single architect, gave New York the Art Deco skyscraper look we know and love today. Where: Meet on the southwest corner of 7th Avenue and 45th St., in the heart of Times Square. Three hours, with a break, starts at 11:00 AM Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5 Saturday and Sunday, August 17 and...